More detail about profits of birch bark extractAntioxidant activity of the extract is connected to its direct influence on enzymes of antioxidant protection, their basic functional role consists in destruction of organic peroxides, first of all - peroxides of lipids, playing a paramount role in infringement of a normal structure of biological membranes.
Taking biologically active additives (its structure includes antioxidants), it is possible to reduce to a minimum harmful influence of dangerous quantity of free radicals at long radiating and solar irradiation, pollution of the environment by harmful substances - a tobacco smoke, exhaust gases, use of pesticides and preservatives, at application of chemotherapeutic means, etc. Action of free radicals results in fast ageing of an organism, immunodeficiency states, cardiovascular, oncological and other diseases.
The extract promotes reduction of hypoxia and increase of stability of an organism to oxygen insufficiency, being antihypoxant correcting a metabolism of cells.
Antioxidant, antihypoxic and hepatoprotective activities of the extract opens opportunities of application of the extract in sports medicine where the problems of hypoxia and a problem of huge loads on a liver connected with amplification of a metabolism are very actual.
Using of phytopreparations in therapy of hepatites, included in processes of a cellular metabolism by natural way, gives the big effect. Treatment at diseases of a liver is directed, mainly, on liver cells protecting from damages by various chemical substances.
It has been established, that the birch bark extract has high hepatoprotective and detoxic activities, inducing enzymes of neutralizing system of a liver, normalizes choleresis, reduces a level of triglycerides in blood, having hypolipidemic properties.
The modern generation has extreme weakness of the basic protective system of an organism - immunity, the monitoring system providing individuality and integrity of an organism.
Immunomodulating activity is shown in ability of the birch bark extract to induce endogenous interferon elaboration in an organism, and also to raise cellular and general immunity, strengthening activity of the some immunocompetent cells, in particular making active all parameters of phagocytosis, ability of phagocytes to destroy viruses and bacterial cells, and also to increase the quantity of phagocytes.
Thus, the basic prescriptions to application of the birch bark extract are: immunoprophylaxis and immunorehabilitation at acute and chronic inflammatory diseases, a bacterial and viral infection of various localization. Having high hepatoprotective and immunostimulating activities, the birch bark extract has shown high antiviral activity at prophylaxis and treatment of hepatites C. Reduces infectious and antigenic activity of hepatites C virus in experiments in vivo, conducted in Ivanovsky Institute of Virology of Russian Academy of Medical Science.
The researches conducted in the Scientific Research Institute of Tuberculosis of Russian Academy of Medical Science, have shown activity of Betuline regarding mycobacteria of tuberculosis in experiment, both in culture of cells, and on animals.
Application of the extract in a complex treatment of tuberculosis influences positively the processes of healing and restoration of lungs and others parenchymatous organs (liver, spleen) on a background of specific antibacterial therapy, reduces toxic action of chemotherapeutic means.
Preventive application of the extract raises resistibility of an organism to an infection.
Global pollution of biosphere has an adverse effect on the hereditary mechanism of all alive. The quantity of mutagens - chemical substances causing changes in the hereditary device, grows in an environment with a huge rate: toxic compounds of industrial emissions and drains, pesticides in an agriculture, household chemical goods and perfumery, some medical products.
People with the lowered activity of immune system are included into a group of risk on sensitivity to mutagens, which cause emission of the free radicals, capable to destroy enzyme, a cell and such important structures as DNA and RNA and to result in appearance of malignant formations. There are very important things as the prophylaxis of neoplasms and preliminary ageing in conditions of the raised risk of influence on an organism of adverse conditions of an environment and creation of remedies for aged persons with the purpose of prophylaxis of illnesses of senile age - diseases of cardiovascular system, malignant formations, decrease of resistibility to infections.
Development of the concept of healthy ageing concerns to one of the prioritiest problem in «Programs of scientific researches on a problem of ageing in XXI century» (United Nations).
The researches conducted in Zakusov Institute of Pharmacology, have shown, that the birch bark extract has the high antimutagen activity, capable to lower the quantity of mutations in chromosomes and genes, frequency of occurrence of hereditary changes of an organism.
Antimutagen action of the birch bark extract is connected to its ability to suppression of free - radical oxidation, and also in ability of the birch bark extract to induce interferon production which, as is known, positively influences processes of DNA reparation.
According to numerous scientific publications the basic working substances of the birch bark extract – triterpene compounds: Betuline, Lupeol, Betulinic acid, etc. have anticancer activity, causing apoptosis (programmed destruction) of cancer cells. Along with radiotherapy and surgery, there is one important component in the treatment and rehabilitation of patients – it is application of herbs. Unique biological activity of the birch bark extract enables to apply it for reduction of toxic influence on an organism of chemo -and radio therapy, immunorehabilitation, as restorative remedy for support of functions of all organism.
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